While a formal education is essential (even though a lot of people have alternative theories), what you learn on the job can never be studied in any classroom. It’s important that you’re always listening and picking up cues to how things are done and how they can be done better. Our Vogue Beauty Awards 2017 jury lets us in on some of the most valuable beauty lessons they learned early on in their careers.

Adhuna Bhabani“To drink lots of water. It has been something that I do religiously and try and rub it into my kids as well.”

Diana Penty“Keep it natural. And I also learned [how to use] an eyelash curler.”

Mickey Contractor“Less is more.”

Gayatri Oberoi“Sleep, it’s extremely important. I remember catching up on those cat naps even in the middle of a shoot when it was hectic because you do feel energised and look better. My skin plumps up when I’ve rested well.”

Karisma Kapoor“Always remove your make-up. No matter what time it used to be, how tired I was, how many shifts I’d done, I always removed my make-up at the end of the day.”

Pooja Hegde“To moisturise well.”

Dr Malavika Kohli“From the age of 30, I started using sunscreen. It’s the best investment I made to prevent lines wrinkles and pigmentation.”

Karishma Manga Bedi“Like Cleopatra, having bath with milk is really not a bad thing.”